Vogel im Käfig - Attack on Titan OST [Piano]

"On That Day, Humanity Received a Grim Reminder".
The moment, when Eren’s mother was eaten. The moment, when Eren transformed the first time into a titan, roaring of anger. The moment when Armin was desperately convincing the garrison to not attack Titan-Eren, fearing for his life. All these emotionally heavy scenes were accompanied by「Vogel im Käfig」in the anime.

Personally, this is one of my favorite Soundtracks from Hiroyuki Sawano and it could be regarded as the closest thing to a “symphonic poem” in the Attack on Titan soundtrack. The hauntingly beautiful beginning, the combination of different “chapters” in the music, and the incredible dramatic climax at the end – 「Vogel im Käfig」has it all.

Because this piece is such a cinematic masterpiece, it was the ultimate challenge for me to create a piano arrangement with a similar emotional intensity as the original soundtrack. There are many moments of “silence” in this arrangement such as in 0:35, 1:41 or 2:39 and they all serve a vital role in the music as a "breather" between each musical chapter.

In my opinion,「Vogel im Käfig」could be divided in the following 6 musical chapters:
(I also referenced the German lyrics a little bit)

0:00 "A bird in the sky"
0:37 "The world we are living in"
1:45 "A new hope"
2:42 "All living things will die"
3:13 "Our fate and destiny"
4:56 "We will fight"

With other words, the 6 minutes and half of this arrangement is serving mainly one purpose: Building up the music until the world (literally) crashes down in 4:56. For this purpose I thought of every possible way to maximize the tension in the piano arrangement such as three hand technique in 4:56 or super fast left hand arpeggios in 5:44.

Last but not least, it is also interesting to note that 「Vogel im Käfig」 is being played in the second half of 「YouSeeBIGGIRL」and having a similar role as the musical climax at the end. I guess the finale of 「Vogel im Käfig」is just too good, haha.

With that said, thank you for reading this week's "Animenz Explains"! I hope you enjoyed my arrangement of「Vogel im Käfig」and you could relive all the Attack on Titan nostalgia again. My next video has been decided already and it's going to be the "musical twin" of this piece, 「YouSeeBIGGIRL」

See you next time again!

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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz

Original Song: Vogel im Käfig
Anime: Attack on Titan / 進撃の巨人S2
Published by: PONY CANYON (2013)
Composed by: Hiroyuki Sawano / 澤野 弘之
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[Animenzzz]

“I'll kill them all! I'll wipe every one of them...off the face of this earth!" 4:56
- Eren Yeager

[free]

Throwback to when the armored and colossal titans seemed like the biggest threats in AoT. How far we’ve come…

[free]

If you look behind him you’ll see Eren is the one who made him play this theme.

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

It's one of the most beautiful songs that's hard not to tear up to, you can literally hear her voice singing in your head as he's playing the piano.

[dabinx]

Yes, the piece we've been waiting for years. Animenz surely did insane this time as well. Especially the left hand part close to the end, sounds like Animenz enjoyed going all out FFF at the end, lol

[fruitanimeonpiano]

We are currently witnessing the arc in which animenz makes an arrangement of every legendary aot soundtrack.

[llbird]

Already amazing in the first few bars where you establish the first melody in arpeggios to mimic a bird's (Vogel) flight.

[andrewlevin]

You know, a lot of people are praising Animenz for his technique when he starts going off at 4:56, but I think everything before that was equally impressive. One of the hardest things for a pianist to master is a sense of touch and phrasing, and Animenz has come a long way from when he first started out. When you play a slower part, expression is key. And you have to give each note its own meaning. Animenz is a master in this regard. Well done!

[sheshome]

Two days after my friend was murdered, I entered the room and sit to the piano, empty and unable to even shed a tear. The melody came to my mind so naturally. I touched the keys and realized I can't stop crying. Vogel im Kafig was my only way to grieve for her. I made my own arrangement then and used to play when I couldn't find another way to get away the numbness. It's been almost 8 years, but I can't play it ever since and even listening to it is still somewhat painful to these days, but it's a great masterpiece indeed, and performed so beautifully. I don't know how to put these feelings into words, but I'm glad I could listen to it today. Thank you, Animenz, once again.

[Mugenz]

It’s amazing to see someone take a skill a lot of people know to the absolute extremes. 4:56 to the end was inhuman. That speed and accuracy.

[Sayuriii_]

The part starting at 3:35 it always gives me chills the build up until it gets back to soft and then into the huge chorus, this never gets old.
That's also one of my fav OST in all of aot such a great composition with a lot of feels.
Amazing arrangement animenz!
Would love to see even more aot covers xD

[n.johnson]

After today, this rendition just hits hard.

[Miyamoto_]

"Reiner, Bertholdt, you
Omg the chills.

[ZeroMusicMY]

Just like storytelling, you can literally hear something he is trying to deliver...

[rnbmx]

Finally someone Will do justice to this masterpiece

[remimezelle]

I'm currently re-watching the whole anime with my wife before watching the last few episodes of the final season. ❤️ The name of the very first episode is so well chosen

[ssdrx]

I don't know why, but this always manages to make me cry, is something kinda random, but makes me remember back then. The memories of the ones that are no more in this world between us.
It hits me so hard when I listen it

[sandis]

Finally we will have Animenz's version of this OST and well as TheIshter's version. Truly living in the best timeline

[Jutsutin]

Attack on Titan’s soundtrack is unmatched

[dongockienn]

0:01 - 0:37 and 2:42 - 2:57 give me un sospiro vibe😮😮